The Split of Africa
What three groups fought over Africa?
The Zulus, the British, and the Boers
Who is Usman Dan Fodio?
A scholar and preacher who led the Islamic revival in the early 1800s and encouraged Africans to resist European powers.
Who claimed the Congo?
King Leopold II of Beligium
Technological Advances
Maxime Gun, Railroads, Steamboats, Quinine, cables,
The Basic Idea
Europeans were better than Africans becasue of their progress
Where did the Boers fight the British?
Cape Colony
What and where was in the Asante Kingdom
Located in West Africa, the Asante Kingdom was a strong African state that controlled other smaller states.
Who was David Livingstone
A Scottish missionary that promoted Christianity in African and opposed ethnocentric ideas, as well as the slave trade.
Economic motives for Imperialism
Need for raw materials, markets, money,
What two people backed up Social Darwinism
Charles Darwin and Cecil Rhodes- a British Buisinesman
What type of war was the Boer war, How?
A "total war"- Guerilla tactics, burning buildings, Africans on both sides
When and how did the Asante Kindom decline
late 1800s, subdued by the british
Who was Henry Stanley
A reporter hired by the Americans to find David Livingstone and explored the Congo River valley
Political Motives for Imperialism
Gain power, fame, land, bases, strategic land areas, national secruity
Natural Selection
Survival of the fittest
In 2879, the Zulus lost their kingdom in the Battle of
Ulundi
What two climates did North Africa have and what Empire was located there
The Sahara desert and the fertile land along the Mediterranean Sea that held the ottoman empire.
How did Stanley work with Leopold II
He signed treaties with local chiefs of the Congo that gave Belgium control of the land
How did the people of Africa make it easier for Europe to gain control?
Internal fighting
European's duty
Spread technology, Christianity, medicine, and civilization to Africa.
What two Kingdoms in Africa remained free?
Ethiopia- King Menelik II, and Liberia- a free settlement for American blacks.
What was the major industry in East Africa?
Islamic trade w/Middle East and India
The Berlin Conference limited conflict and laid out 2 major rules for claiming a country- notification and control.
What what the major reason Imperialism appealed to Europeans
A better, prosperous life
European's naturally became
wealthier, more successful, superior